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Malaysian politician under fire for suspect oil palm deal near UNESCO site that led to alleged illegal deforestation
13.05.2019 Sarawak Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud is accused of granting favourable leases to firm which later allegedly carried out illegal deforestation of timber
Oil palm expansion in the Philippines leading to illegal deforestation and rights abuses
29.04.2019 Indigenous groupd and civil society denounce illegal clearing of pristine forests and rights violations by oil palm companies
Bolloré loses defamation appeal against media company that exposed SOCFIN’s rights violations in Cameroon
22.04.2019 French documentary revealed poor working conditions and child labour at Socapalm, a Socfin palm oil subsidiary in Cameroon
How land grabbers weaponise indigenous ritual against Papuans
28.03.2019 An interview with anthropologist Sophie Chao discussing how plantation firms influence and exploit indigenous communities
Not a single company on track to meet 2020 zero-deforestation deadline
27.03.2019 Forest 500 report shows no palm oil, soy, cattle or timber firm that committed to eliminate deforestation from supply chains by 2020 will meet that goal
Military open fire on DRC communities protesting oil palm development
22.03.2019 Tensions between local communities in DRC and Canadian oil palm company Feronia have escalated in recent months
Indonesian palm oil company embroiled in lawsuit for burning forest in Kalimantan
07.03.2019 PT Arjuna Utama Sawit, a Musim Mas supplier, has also been connected to land conflicts and the illegal clearing of peatland
Indonesian anti-corruption body denounces deforestation license for oil palm giant guilty of wrongdoing
18.02.2019 Ministry of Environment and Forestry asked to review its decision to authorise the conversion of 10,000 hectares of forest in Central Sulawesi into oil palm plantations
